Mozart
Elliott & Thompson Limited (Verlag)
9781783962938 (ISBN)
The story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's life is well known. Austrian-born to a tyrannical father who worked him - fiercely; unhappily married to a spendthrift woman; a child-like character ill at ease amid the aristocratic splendour of the Viennese court; a musical genius who died young thus depriving the world of future glories.
Yet only that last point is really true. In this comprehensive biography, John Suchet examines the many myths and misunderstandings surrounding the world's best-loved composer. From his early days as a child prodigy performing for the imperial royal family in Vienna to the last months of his short life, driven to exhaustion by a punitive workload, one thing remained constant: his happy disposition.
Through trials and tribulations, grand successes and disheartening setbacks, Suchet shows us the real Mozart - blessed with an abundance of talent yet sometimes struggling to earn a living. His mischievous nature and earthy sense of humour, his ease and confidence in his own incredible abilities; these were traits that never left him. His music has brought comfort to countless generations; his life, though brief, is no less fascinating.
John Suchet presents Classic FM's flagship morning programme, from 9am every weekday. His informative style of presentation, coupled with a deep knowledge of classical music, has won a wide spectrum of new listeners to the station. Before turning to classical music, John was one of the UK's best-known television journalists. As a reporter for ITN he covered world events, including the Iran revolution, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the Philippines revolution. He then became a newscaster, regularly presenting ITN's flagship News at Ten, as well as all other bulletins, over a period of nearly twenty years. John has been honoured for both roles. In 1986 he was voted Television Journalist of the Year, in 1996 Television Newscaster of the Year, and in 2008 the Royal Television Society awarded him its highest accolade, a Lifetime Achievement Award. John has been given an honorary degree by his old university, the University of Dundee, and in 2001 the Royal Academy of Music awarded him an Honorary Fellowship in recognition of his work on Beethoven, having written six books on the composer, including the highly acclaimed Beethoven: The Man Revealed (2012). His bestselling biography of the Strauss family, The Last Waltz: The Strauss Dynasty and Vienna, was published in 2015.
Contents; Preface ... ix; Prologue ... xi; 1 The Handsomest Couple in Salzburg ... 1; 2 The Little Wizard ... 15; 3 The Grand Tour ... 27; 4 Prodigies of Nature ... 39; 5 He Is Skin and Bone ... 49; 6 Wolfgangganggangerl ... 59; 7 Chevalier de Mozart ... 71; 8 Ass-Bumping in Venice ... 83; 9 Bravissimo Maestro! ... 93; 10 Gnagflow Trazom ... 103; 11 There Is No Vacancy ... 113; 12 Wolfgang Amade Rosenkranz ... 123; 13 Off with You to Paris! ... 131; 14 My Dear Departed Mother ... 139; 15 Unlucky in Love ... 151; 16 A Kick in the Backside ... 165; 17 An Honest and Virtuous Wife ... 175; 18 Return to Salzburg ... 189; 19 Paternal Pride ... 203; 20 Womaniser, Criminal and Genius with Words ... 213; 21 The Final, and Greatest, Symphonies ... 225; 22 A Stranger Knocks ... 239; 23 The Taste of Death on My Tongue ... 249; Afterword ... 261; Postscript ... 264; Notes ... 265; Index ... 267
| Erscheinungsdatum | 29.09.2016 |
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| Verlagsort | London |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 187 x 246 mm |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical | |
| ISBN-13 | 9781783962938 / 9781783962938 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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